Chittagong vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1646
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	45	42
😀 Quality of life	46	54
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.43M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 64% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 9083rd and 5632nd ($351 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6493rd and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Mecca

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	Chittagong	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$4682

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507